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Obtususdon hanhuaensis

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Obtususdon hanhuaensis was named by Xu (1977). Its type specimen is IVPP V4279 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hanhuawu South (locality 71079), which is in a Paleocene terrestrial horizon in the Doumu Formation of China. It is the type species of Obtususdon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Obtususdon hanhuaensis Xu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
subfamilyHyopsodontinaeTrouessart 1879
genusObtususdon
specieshanhuaensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Paleocene or 61.66000 to 59.24000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24China (Anhui) Obtususdon hanhuaensis (type locality: 132942 132964)